Grain shocker



June 14,1927.

C.R.RANEY- GRAIN sgocxn Filed Oct. 5, 1922 2. Sheets-Sheet 1 INS.

June 14, 1927.

' 1,632,148 c.y R. RANEY GRAIN SHOCKER Filed Oct. 5, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 15211621@ r. E y

Patented June 14, 1927.

UNITED 15111'11:sV PAIENTv .clair-11615.y

v CLECIYIMA R. RANEY, F CHICAGO', ILLINOIS; ASSIGNOB. TOuINTERNTIONAL HAR- VESTER COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,.A .CQRPORATION OF NEW IJERSEY.

- GRAIN snooxnn.

' Application fired october 5,1922. `semi No. 592,475.

This invention relates to .shocking `ma chines and has for its object properly to convey sheaves or unbound grain from the binding mechanism of a harvester to a sheaf 5 delivery member which in turn delivers the sheaves into the receptacle of the shocker.

A'further Objectis to prevent loose grain from obstructing the return of thesheaf de` livery member to its normal sheaf receiving condition.

.A still furtherobject is to provide means for supporting discharged sheaves in the path of thesheaf delivery member.

These andvother objects are attained bv providing means co-operating with the sheaf delivery member whereby sheaves. are supported 4in the` path of thesheaf delivery member and whereby any loose grain is held out of the path of movement of the sheaf delivery member and at the same time said means is also employed toretard the discharge' of any sheaves from the binding mechanism of the harvestery during the time the sheaf delivery member 'is delivering sheaves into the receptacle of the'shocker. 1 In order to disclose my `invention I have illustratedone embodiment'of the same in the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that theembodiment shown im herein, for the purpose of illustration, `may be modified without departing from the spirit Vand scope of my invention.

`In these drawings- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of that portion of a shocker showing my invention embodied therein; v,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the structure vshown in Fig. -1; i

. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1;.and

Fig. 4 is aydetail view of the sheaf-delivery menfiber shaft.

a resilient pitman connection (not shown) about the vaxis of a shaft12 fremd-ts sheaf receiving position, 4as shown in Fig. ,2, wherein it rests upon a support 13 ata -point fbeneathfthejdeck of the "binder, to itsfsheaf 3) delivering position, wherein VVit deliversrthe a shocker frame 1l andmova-ble by means of sheaves in a pro'strate position in a shock receptacle (not shown) carried at the rear end of the Vshocker frame 11.

T he shocker propery is attached to the gram binder 14 (only part of which is 6o shown)`by`means of a pipe 15 extending stubbl'ewardly from the harvester. Secured to and supported by the pipe 15 is a forwardly extending tongue 16 fastenedto the main frame of the shocker 11. `The forward end of the tonguel is provided with an upwardly extending portionV 17, to which is secured a deck angle 18 which extends rearwardly and is connected at its rear end to the fork sha-ftr supporting members 19, which in turn are secured to the main frame 11 and cross frame 20. Extending outwardly at the stubbleward side ofthe sheaf delivery mem-v ber 10 is an L-shaped aliglemen'iber 21 securedat one endto the vertically'extending 75 portion 17 of the tongue 16 and secured at its rearward end tothe stubbleward rorkshaft support member 19. Secured vto the angle 21 on the inner .side thereof are stationary bundle supporting members 22.. Theseibun- S0 y le supporting membersv are spaced y apart 4 and are provided with substantially horizontal and vertical portions 23 and 24 respectively. The shocker is provided` with a deck extension 25 which is' secured vto the binder deck 26 of the harvester by any well known means. `'The deck 25 is provided with transversely disposedslots 27 which are adapted to permit the supplemental discharge arms 28 to swing upwardly therethrough for discharging thek sheaves on to the sheaf deliv-` ery member after they have been discharged from the binding mechanism 14 of fthe binder.: i

. The above described mechanism forms n0 part .of the presentinvention. It is therefore A thought a more detailed description of the That part of Vthe shocker shown is ofthe Same is unnecessary.

hje stubbleward end of the deck eXtension 25 issecured to the deck angle 18 by 1- 00 means of bolts 29. Secured to the langle 18 Yat its forward and rearward ends are bearin the full lines in Figures 1 and 3 by a stop portion 33 engaging the vertically disposed brace 311 connected to the tongue 16 atl one end and to the deck angle 18 at the other. These springs 35 are adapted to be swung from this position to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. 'Ihe stop 33 is formed as an integral part of `a universal connection L10 which has one end thereof pivotally secured to a downwardly projecting portion 32 of the shaft 32 by means of a cotter L10. rIhe sheaf supporting members or springs are actuated or controlled by the sheaf delivery member 10` through the mechanism which comprises a substantially semi-circular cam member secured to the bracket 37 which also forms the bracket for the sheaf delivery member lO. The cam member 3G is provided with a curve or roll in portion 37 which is adapted to engage a crank arm 38 formed on the connecting link 39 which is connected to the sheaf supporting shaft 32 by the universal connection 40. The forward end of the connection 39 is held pivotally secured to the universal joint 4() by means of a cotter 411. The rearward end of the connecting link A39 is supported in a bearing bracket .l2 which is secured to the deck extension 25 by means of bolts 413. Secured. at one end to the deck angle 18 and covering` the sheaf supporting shaft 32 is a shield member Zlll which extends downwardly and is secured to a longitudinal bar 45 which in turn is secured to the vertical brace 31 at its rearward end and secured to the vertical portion 17 of the tongue 16 at its forward end. Y

` In the operation of my improved sheaf supporting and sheaf retarding mechanism two sheaves are discharged by the supplemental discharging arms 2S over the deck eX- tension 25 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. lhen the sheaves have assumed this position the sheaf delivery member l0 is tripped, thus swinging the sheaf delivery member upwardly and rearwardly and carrying with it ythe cam member 36, which in turn engages the crank 38 of the connecting link 39 and thereby swings the sha-ft in its bearings 30, 31, swinging the sheaf supporting springs 35 from the full line position shown in Fig. 3 to the dotted line position, in which position the springs 35 prevent or retard the discharge of any sheaves or loose grain which might be discharged by the binding mechanism 14 of the harvester during the time the sheaf delivery member is delivering sheaves into the receptacle of the shocker. It will be seen that by reason of the semi-circular cam 36 the crank 38 will be maintained in the dotted line position shown in Figures 1 and 4, during the time the sheaf delivery member 1() is absent from its normal sheaf receiving position. In other words, the sheaf supporting tines or s ring 35 act as a retarder to prevent the discharge of any bundles or loose grain into the path of the sheaf delivery member during the sheaf delivery members absence and upon the return of the sheaf delivery member to its normal sheaf'receiving position the sheaf supporting tines or springs return to their normal bundle-supporting position, or the position shown in full lines in Figures 1 and 3. IVhile in the above specification I have described but one embodiment which my invention may possess, in practice it will be assumed that the same is capable of modification and that modification may be employed without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as expressed in the following claims.

lVhat I claim as myA invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a grain shocker having a frame, the combination of a sheaf delivery member pivotally carried thereon, means for swinging a sheaf delivery member, and means carried bythe frame for both supporting sheaves in the path of movement and-holding sheaves out of the path of movement of said sheaf delivery member.A

2. In a grain shocker having a frame, the combination of a sheaf delivery member pivotally carried thereon, means for swinging the sheaf delivery member, and movable means mounted on the frame entirely to one side of the path of movement of the delivery member and adapted in one position to hold sheaves out of said path of movement and in another position to hold sheaves in said path of the delivery member.

3. In a grain shocker having a frame, the combination of a sheaf delivery member pivotally carried thereon, means for swinging the sheaf delivery member, and a plurality of arms movable as a unit and mounted on the frame at one side of the path of movement of the delivery member and adapted in one position to hold sheaves out of said path of movement of the delivery member and in another position to hold sheaves in said path of movement of thev delivery member.

4. In a grain shocker having a frame, a sheaf delivery member carried thereby, means for moving said delivery member from sheaf receiving to sheafl discharging position, and means for holding sheaves away from the path of the sheaf delivery member during the time it is absent from the sheaf receiving position.

5. In a 'grain shocker having a frame, Va sheaf delivery member carried thereby, means for/moving said delivery member from sheaf receiving to sheaf discharging position, and'movable mea-ns adapted in one position to support sheaves away from the path of movement of said delivery member When it is absent from the shear receiving position, the same means in another position adapted to support sheaves in the path or movement or the delivery member When it is in the shear receivingV position.

6. In a grain shocker', a frame, a shear delivery member carried thereby, means ror `moving said delivery member rrom shearreceiving to shear discharging position, and means controlled by the movement or the delivery member r'or holding sheaves away from the path or the delivery member when it is absent from its shear receiving position.

7. In a grain shocker, a frame, a shear delivery member carried thereby, means Jr'or moving said delivery member from shear receiving to shear discharging position, and means controlled by the movement or the delivery member for holding sheaves in the path or movement or the delivery member when it is in its shear receiving position.

8. In a grain shocker, a r'rame, a shear' delivery member carried thereby, means r'or moving the shear delivery member r'rom shear receiving to shear discharging position, and movable means controlled by the movement or the delivery member adapted in one position to support sheaves away from the path or movement or said delivery member when it is absent from .the shear receiving position, the same means in another position adapted to support sheaves in the path or movement or the delivery memberl when it is in the shear receiving position.

9. In a grain shocker, a. rrame, a shear delivery member pivoted thereon, means for moving the delivery member `from shear receiving to shear' discharging position, cam means connected to and movable With the shear delivery member, and means operable by said cam means r'or holding sheaves out or' the path or' movement or the delivery` member when it is absent from the shear' receiving position. 10. In a grain shocker, a frame, a shear delivery member pivoted thereon, means for moving the delivery member from shear receiving to shear discharging position, cam means connected to and movable with the shear delivery member, and means operable by said cam means for supporting sheaves in the path or movement or' the `delivery member When it is in the shear receiving position.

11. In a grain shocker, a frame, a shear delivery member pivoted thereon, means for moving said delivery member rrom shear receiving to shear discharging position, cam means connected to and movable with the shear delivery member, and movable means controlled by said cam means adapted in one position to support sheaves avvay from the path or movement or said delivery member When it is absent from the shear receiving position, the same means in another position adapted to support sheaves in the path or movement or the delivery member when it is in the shear' receiving position.

12. In a grain shocker adapted to travel alongside a grain binder, a frame, -a shear delivery member pivoted thereto,means ror moving Asaid delivery member and means pivoted to the rrame and normally positioned in the path or movement or said delivery member ror supporting sheaves received from the grain binder in such position.

13. In a grain shocker adapted to travel alongside a grain binder, la frame, a shear deliver member adapted to receive sheaves rrom tie grain binder and pivoted to the rrame, means ror moving said delivery member and means movable from the path or movement for the shear' delivery member into the path or vmovement or the sheaves discharged r'rom the grain binder ror retarding the discharge or' said sheaves.V Y

14. In a grain shocker adapted to travel alongside a grain binder, a r'rame, a shear delivery member pivoted thereon and adapted to receive sheaves from the' grain binder, means for moving said delivery mem- \er and means controlled by the shear delivery member and movable from the path or movement or the shear delivery member into the path or movement or the sheaves discharged from the grain binder ror retarding the discharge or said sheaves.v

15. In a shocking machine having a frame, a shear delivery member pivoted thereto, a deck yfor receiving sheaves positioned adjacent said shear delivery member, a shear supporting` member pivoted to said deck, a cam member connected to said shea-r delivery member, and means connecting said shear' supporting member with said cam ror actuating said shear supporting member.

16. In a shocking machine having a rrame, a shear delivery member pivoted thereto, a deck for receiving vsheaves positioned adjacent said sheaf delivery member, a plurality or springs pivoted to said deck, a cam member connected to said shear' delivery member, and means connecting said springs With said cam roractuating said springs.V

17. In a shocking machine having a frame, a shar't mounted on said frame, a shear `delivery member carried on said shar't, a deck for receiving sheaves positioned V,adjacent said shear deliveryrmember, a shear supportingmember pivoted to said deck, a cam mounted on said shaft, and means connecting said shear delivery member With said cam for actuating said shear supporting member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CLEMMA R. RANEY. 

